10 of the Worst Inventions of All Time

An herbicide used by the U.S. during the Vietnam War, Agent Orange was designed to burn through the thick jungle canopy in order to spot enemy troops below. While the compound served its intended purpose, scientists neglected to realize that human exposure to the chemical caused a long list of deadly health conditions including cancers and birth defects. Hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese citizens and some of our own troops were affected by this major medical oops.

Agent Orange

An herbicide used by the U.S. during the Vietnam War, Agent Orange was designed to burn through the thick jungle canopy in order to spot enemy troops below. While the compound served its intended purpose, scientists neglected to realize that human exposure to the chemical caused a long list of deadly health conditions including cancers and birth defects. Hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese citizens and some of our own troops were affected by this major medical oops.